Overview

• Italian operators must start blocking incoming foreign calls presenting spoofed Italian fixed-line numbers at the network level from 19 August.
• Under the new AGCOM regulation, carriers face fines up to €1 million for failing to deploy mandated anti-spoofing filters.
• A second phase scheduled for 19 November will extend the blocking to spoofed Italian mobile numbers and introduce real-time verification against subscriber data and roaming status.
• Assoutenti’s president Gabriele Melluso explains that CLI spoofing enables callers to mask foreign numbers by displaying fake domestic caller IDs.
• Consumer associations caution that exemptions for legitimately roaming users and evasive tactics by illicit call centers may constrain the rules' effectiveness.